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Spotlight
In addition to our jobs, we have a wide array of interests that make us unique. This section is light-hearted and informal, with the goal of capturing the colleague in the spotlight's interest and learning something unexpected.


DR LORNE CUMMINGS
Professor Lorne Cummings has a very distinguished and varied academic record, having held several leadership roles at Macquarie Business...


Anu Adhikari
Anu Adhikari joined the Business Operations Team as Faculty Administrative Officer for the remainder of the year. Anu previously worked...


Toni Johnson
Toni Johnson is a Lecturer in Law (Teaching focused). She joined the BGL faculty in May 2022. Toni’s research focuses on legal theory,...


Erina Fletcher
Erina is a born and raised Canberran and was admitted as a Solicitor in 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of...


DR RIYANA MIRANTI
Riyana (Mira) Miranti is an Associate Professor at the SchoPES. She is an applied economist and a development economist. She received her...


DR RUSSELL AYRES
Russ is a part time Associate Professor at the Centre for Change Governance. He left the APS in 2016, after a 30 year career in public...


DR JORDAN MCSWINEY
Jordan is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra. He received...


ASHLEIGH RALPH
Ashleigh joined BGL this January in the newly-created position of Engagement and Outreach Coordinator. Her role involves building...


AMY KILPATRICK
Photo: by Tyler Cherry. Amy Kilpatrick is the Director, Strategy & Governance in the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation. Amy holds degrees in Arts...


DR BRENT JACKSON
Brent Jackson joined the Faculty as the MBA Director at the Canberra Business School on 4 January. Brent has undergraduate degrees in...


DR IRFAN KHAN
Irfan Khan is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Canberra School of Business. Irfan's research interest centres around how social...


DR BOMIKAZI ZEKA
Bomikazi Zeka is an Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning at the Canberra Business School. Bomikazi’s core body of work...


DR DOMINIC PEEL
Dominic recently started at BGL after working in the Faculty of Health since 2013. He recently completed his PhD in Public Health and is...


DR IVANA DAMJANOVIC
Ivana Damjanovic is a Lecturer at the Canberra Law School. She is a qualified lawyer both in Australia and her native Croatia and has an...


DR SASCHA DOV BACHMANNN
Sascha Dominik Dov Bachmann is a Professor in Law at Canberra Law School and was educated in Germany, South Africa and the UK. As...


DR RAYMOND LI
Raymond Li is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Business, Government and Law. He received his training in Economics...


JANE DIEDRICKS
Jane Diedricks is a qualified lawyer and has practised law in both the public and private sectors. She has worked as a Senior Executive...


DR FRANCESCO VERI
Francesco Veri is a Postdoctoral fellow for the Swiss National Science Foundation at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global...


CORAL JOHNSON
After following her husband around Australia for his work – including Western Australia, Victoria and Sydney – Coral Johnson finally...


DR HANS ASENBAUM
Hans Asenbaum is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance. His research interests include...


CARLI KULMAR
Carli Kulmar started out as an evil commercial lawyer (her words, not ours) gaining experience in both private and government practise....


DR NICK VLAHOS
Nick Vlahos is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance. He holds a PhD in political science...


DR LEANNE WEBER
Leanne Weber is a Research Professor in the Canberra Law School with a multi-disciplinary background in the social sciences. She...


DR LEONIE PEARSON
Leonie Pearson is Associate Professor of Public and Policy at IGPA. Leonie has over 20 years of research experience across academia,...


DR TOM CHEN
Tom Chen is an Associate Professor in marketing in the Canberra Business School (CBS) and an Honorary Associate Professor in the Centre...


DR CRISTY CLARK
Cristy Clark’s research focuses on legal geography, the commons, and the intersection of human rights, neoliberalism, activism and the...


DR JANET HOPE
Dr Janet Hope earned first-class honours degrees in biochemistry and law from the ANU in the mid-1990s and received her PhD in Law in...


DR CHRIS WALLACE
Dr Chris Wallace joined the 50/50 By 2030 Foundation from ANU last year, and works on structural solutions for gender equity in public...


JOSH FEAR
Josh Fear joined us in May as the Associate Director of NATSEM. Josh has a wealth of experience in policy development, stakeholder...


DR ROBERT RIGBY
DR ROBERT RIGBY joined us as our new Faculty General Manager on the 12 July. Before joining us Rob was the Deputy Director of Research...
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